{"title":"Watercolour and Drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorks on paper including pastel, pencil, charcoal, watercolour, collage and mixed media works\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"david-holmes-1940-2010-cluster-ii-c-1970-gouache-charcoal-and-pencil","title":"David Holmes (1940-2010), 'Cluster II' c 1970, Gouache, charcoal and pencil","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDavid Holmes (1940-2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'Cluster II'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ec 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGouache, charcoal and pencil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e23 x 28 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e45 x 56 cm (frame)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a signed abstract painting in pencil, charcoal and gouache by St Ives artist David Holmes. Holmes was enticed to St Ives by West Cornwall's rawness of weather, colour, light and landscape in 1998. The move came after 20 years in Peterborough lecturing. His work was exhibited at the Foyles Art Gallery 1961, the Royal Society of British Artists’ Young Contemporaries Exhibition of 1962 and the Ulster Museum 1964, and AIA Gallery in London from 1966 to 1984. 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Exhibited, RBA, RI, in the provinces and at the Paris Salon. Glasgow Museum and Art Galleries hold his work. Boden exhibited at the RA 1918 and 1920. There is a label verso for the Royal Academy Exhibition in 1938 but it appears this work was rejected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA work by Wyndham Lewis’, a portrait of T.S. Eliot, was also rejected in 1938 on far more controversial grounds. Lewis denounced the Academy as a “foul institution” and claimed that he had submitted the portrait to test its bias. Augustus John then resigned from the Academy in protest, writing to thank Lewis for giving him an escape route (Wickham, 1938 “Deadly Conservatism” and the Hanging Committee, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chronicle250.com\/1938\"\u003echronicle250.com\/1938\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wigfull Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58705175609693,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/1832\/5341\/files\/boden00.jpg?v=1759583177"},{"product_id":"charles-edward-dixon-1872-1934-late-19th-century-maritime-watercolour-hms-pitt-portsmouth-1889","title":"Charles Edward Dixon (1872-1934) late 19th Century maritime watercolour, HMS Pitt , Portsmouth 1889","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCharles Edward Dixon (1872-1934)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHMS Pitt, coal haulk, Portsmouth, 1889\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWatercolour on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSigned and dated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e57 x 38 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e81 x 64 cm (frame)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCharles Edward Dixon was a prominent British marine artist, renowned for his detailed and dramatic depictions of naval scenes, sailing ships, and maritime history. Dixon's work captured both contemporary and historical seafaring subjects, including naval battles, merchant vessels, and iconic ships. He regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His paintings were widely published in illustrated magazines, helping to popularize his vivid portrayals of Britain's naval power during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis watercolour is of a hulked ship, previously launched as HMS 'Trafalgar', originally designed as a 98-gun second rate but re-classified as a 106-gun first rate ship of the line in 1817. The watercolour from 1889 depicts the ship once it was converted to a coal hulk in 1857. 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His watercolours depicting Italian and Scottish scenes are often found at auction, whereas his naval scenes are less common. This is a great example of his maritime landscape work, showing Upnor Castle and docks that during the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Century was an important ordinance depot for the Royal Navy, and their supply of gunpowder, artillery shells and cordite.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wigfull Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58720833044829,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/1832\/5341\/files\/rowbotham02.jpg?v=1759774661"},{"product_id":"19th-century-watercolour-landscape","title":"19th-Century Watercolour Landscape","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA beautifully executed 19th-century watercolour landscape, enriched with bodycolour for depth and luminosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDepicting a mountainous scene with dense forest and dramatic skies, this unsigned work is full of atmosphere and quiet grandeur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePresented in its original period gilt frame, which adds elegance and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThough the artist is unknown, the quality speaks for itself — a fine example of Victorian landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e37 x 25 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e43 x 53 cm (frame)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wigfull Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58759024804189,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/1832\/5341\/files\/anon04.jpg?v=1763022463"},{"product_id":"sympathy-watercolour-painting-by-william-lee-hankey","title":"'Sympathy' Watercolour Painting by William Lee Hankey","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWilliam Lee-Hankey (1869–1952) RWS, RI, ROI, RE, NS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e‘Sympathy’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWatercolour on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e21 x 19 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e33 x 31cm (Frame)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA beautifully intimate and emotive study by one of Britain’s foremost early-20th-century watercolourists. 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Attributed to John Patterson, a Canadian artist born in 1945, yet sourced and sold purely on its visual appeal as a vibrant modernist work. Well framed with a simple ivory mount, this gem of a still life is ready to hang. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlease message if you want further information. 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The sitter is most likely his wife and fellow artist and Royal Academician Diana Armfield RA. As noted in the Guardian newspaper obituary from 2017, ‘He famously painted or sketched her nearly every morning for over 50 years, often creating \"two-minute\" nude studies that served as the basis for intimate, daily-life paintings.’ This is likely an example of those early morning sketches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBernard Dunstan was the longest serving member of the Royal Academy until his death in 2017. A devoted student of the impressionists and their successors, we can see the obvious influence of Degas, Bonnard, Renoir and Vuillard in this striking nude study, a lighter more sensual artist than Sickert, his art none the less shows the British take on impressionism in full flourish. 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